Hebrew Interlinear
Job 5:12 Interlinear
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty cannot perform so that their hands their enterprise”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מֵ֭פֵר | H6565 | He disappointeth | to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate |
| 2 | מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת | H4284 | the devices | a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice) |
| 3 | עֲרוּמִ֑ים | H6175 | of the crafty | cunning (usually in a bad sense) |
| 4 | וְֽלֹא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 5 | תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה | H6213 | cannot perform | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 6 | יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם | H3027 | so that their hands | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 7 | תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ | H8454 | their enterprise | support or (by implication) ability, i.e., (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding |
Verse Context
Job 5:11To set up those that be low on high that those which mourn may be exalted to safety...
Job 5:12 (current)He disappointeth the devices of the crafty cannot perform so that their hands their enterprise
Job 5:13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong...